Lakeland Man Remains on 'The Voice'

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Apr 22, 2013 at 12:01 AMApr 23, 2013 at 4:32 AM

Former Lakeland resident Luke Edgemon lost his battle round but remained in contention in Monday night's broadcast of the NBC show "The Voice."

Former Lakeland resident Luke Edgemon lost his battle round but remained in contention in Monday night's broadcast of the NBC show "The Voice."Edgemon went against Monique Abbadie of Miami in the show's "battle round."The contestants, both members of the team headed by pop singer Shakira, rehearsed with coaching from Shakira and Joel Madden of the band Good Charlotte.Edgemon and Abbadie performed a duet of Lady Gaga's "You and I." Though Edgemon drew praise from the other three judges, Shakira chose Abbadie as the winner.The show's format allows the other coaches to "steal" a performer who loses in the battle round, and both Blake Shelton and Usher bid for Edgemon. That gave him the option to choose between the two, and he opted to join Shelton's team.